Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 92 · 40 questions

How to say it (Say it by syllables): Say the word in beats and stress the CAPITAL beat: di-VEL-up (develop), hoh-TEL (hotel). Drop the silent letters: SAM-un (salmon), EYE-lund (island), ri-SEET (receipt). Do not add an extra beat at the start: SKOOL (school), STAY-shun (station), not is-KOOL.

1. 1.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
2. 2.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
3. 3.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
7. 7.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
8. 8.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
9. 9.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
12. 12.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
15. 15.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
22. 22.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
23. 23.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
24. 24.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
26. 26.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
27. 27.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
28. 28.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
29. 29.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
36. 36.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
37. 37.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
38. 38.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
39. 39.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2

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